#4E42C2#4E42C2

#4E42C2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.192 H 280.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E42C2
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 194)
HSL	hsl(246, 51%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(246, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 66%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.76, 41.72, -65.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.76, 77.60, 302.53°)
OKLab	oklab(47.24% 0.0344 -0.1884)
OKLCH	oklch(47.24% 0.192 280.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.8246, 9.4101, 52.0636)
Luminance	0.0941 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E42C2 #B6C242

analogous

#4276C2 #4E42C2 #8E42C2

triadic

#4E42C2 #C24E42 #42C24E

tetradic

#4E42C2 #C24276 #B6C242 #42C28E

square

#4E42C2 #C24276 #B6C242 #42C28E

split-complementary

#4E42C2 #C28E42 #76C242

monochromatic

#282268 #3A3196 #4E42C2 #7970D1 #A59FE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.29

#4E42C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#4E42C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E42C2

7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E42C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E42C2	1.00	7.29	2.88	7.29
#FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00637C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e42c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.192 280.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c77d5',
    500: '#4e42c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e42c2;
$custom-light: #8c77d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e42c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.625,
    "s": 51.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47244,
    "c": 0.1915,
    "h": 280.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E42C2

secondary

#C7CC94

accent

#DB4DCD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E42C2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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